4,700 pot plants seized in Tyler County

More than 4,000 marijuana plants were seized in a heavily wooded area in Tyler County Thursday July 26.

Authorities discovered an elaborate marijuana growing operation and more than 4,000 cannabis plants in a heavily forested area in Tyler County.

The discovery was made in a heavily wooded area along FM 1013 Thursdayin Tyler County, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said members of the Montgomery County Special Investigations unit served a narcotics warrant at a home adjacent to the wooded land. They seized 4700 marijuana plants. The Tyler County Sheriff’s Office helped in the seizure.

The plants were found in heavy brush and trees. They were irrigated with a series of hoses and pumps. The pumps were run by a portable generator. Deputies said investigators believe people who lived in tents nearby tended the marijuana.

Two suspects have ben arrested, but deputies did not release the people’s names or the charges against them.